- Directions for Future Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment Guidelines; Hepatologist’s Perspective: Systemic Approach to Multidisciplinary Treatment
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Soo Young Park, Won Young Tak
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Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2013;13(1):8-13. Published online February 28, 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17998/jlc.13.1.8
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Abstract
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- Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most important malignancies in Korea with high mortality rates. Although current
guidelines define treatment algorithm by performance status, underlying liver function, size and number of hepatocellular
carcinoma, those are not fully reflect the complexities of patients’ characteristics and recently advanced available therapeutic
options. Treatment can be optimized by available therapeutic options based on the patients’ characteristics. Because of the
heterogeneity in presentation among patients, it is now widely accepted that management of hepatocellular carcinoma requires
multimodality and multidisciplinary treatment approaches involving hepatologists, surgeons, interventional radiologists, and
radiation oncologists. These approaches are important in improving the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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